Located in the West region, Maharashtra is the third largest state of India by size and the second largest by population. It stretches from the west coast to the interior regions and its climate too varies with its geography. Maharashtra contains India's most industrialized region, the Mumbai-Pune belt. Agriculturally too, the state is one of India's more advanced and well-irrigated. The northern and eastern parts of the state, however lag behind the western region.
Maharashtra Travel Guide
Top Destinations in Maharashtra

Mumbai, India
Mumbai, a cosmopolitan metropolis, earlier known as Bombay, is the largest city in India and the capital of Maharashtra state. Mumbai was originally a ... more

Pune, India
Pune also known as Poona, is the eighth largest metropolis in India and the second largest in the state of Maharashtra. It is situated 560 metres 1,837 feet ... more

Nagpur, India
Nagpur is the largest city in central India & the winter capital of the state of Maharashtra. It lies at the center of a fast-growing metropolis and is the ... more

Nasik, India
Nashik is a city in western India in the state of Maharashtra. Nashik is located in the north-west of Maharashtra, 171 km from Mumbai and 210 km from Pune.It ... more

Thane, India
Thane is a city in Maharashtra, India, at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1854, the G.I.P. ... more

Aurangabad, India
Aurangabad is a city in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India. Aurangabad is named after the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, a well known Muslim ruler. The ... more

Mahabaleshwar, India
Mahabhaleshwar A tourist destination situated near Mumbai. With strawberry gardens to allure you this will take you into the This picturesque hill station, also... more

Navi Mumbai, India
Navi Mumbai is a planned township in Mumbai on the west coast of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was developed in 1972 as a new urban township of Mumbai, ... more

Shirdi, India
Shirdi is considered one of the most sacred places in India. As the teachings of Sai Baba cut across all religions and beliefs, pilgrims from all faiths throng ... more

Lonavala, India
Lonavala, a popular hill station in the western region of Maharashtra, is situated at a height of 625 meters above the sea level. It was established in 1871 ... more

Ratnagiri, India
Ratnagiri is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan. The ... more

Kolhapur, India
Kolhapur is a city situated in the southwest part of the state of Maharashtra, India. Kolhapur assumes a place amongst the cities having highest per capita ... more

Malvan, India
Malvan is a town in Sindhudurg District, the southernmost district of Maharashtra. This culturally and historically important town is a Taluka place in ... more

Panchgani, India
Panchgani is a famous hill station and municipal council in Satara district in Maharashtra, India. It is renowned for the many premier residential educational ... more

Jalgaon, India
Jalgaon is a city in western India, to the north of the Maharashtra state in Jalgaon District, which itself is located on the northern Deccan Plateau. Jalgaon ... more

Ahmednagar, India
Ahmednagar About this sound pronunciation is a city in Ahmednagar District in the state of Maharashtra, India, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 120 km from ... more

Khandala, India
Khandala is a hill station in the Western Ghats in the state of Maharashtra, India, about 3 kilometres from Lonavala and 7 kilometres from Karjat. Khandala is ... more

Nanded, India
Nanded is the second largest city in the Marathwada Division of Maharashtra, India and the headquarters of Nanded district. Nanded is of great historical ... more

Lavasa, India
Lavasa is a popular tourist destination of India, attracting a lot of visitor due to the beautiful mountains and valleys surrounding the region. The strategic... more